Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 12/07

20070297944 - Colorimetric sensors: Colorimetric sensors comprising a reflective surface and a curable layer are disclosed. Devices comprising the colorimetric sensors and methods of making the sensors and devices are also disclosed. Methods of using the sensors and devices in numerous applications are also disclosed.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070297945 - Water hardness sensor system: A sensor including a substrate and a sensing element disposed on a substrate is provided. The sensing element includes a sensing matrix in contact with a flow of water, an indicator for one or more chemical species in the flow of water, and a selectivity component that reacts reversibly with... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20070297939 - Device for cleaning and/or securing a safe containment defined in a device for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials: The invention relates to a device (1) for cleaning and/or securing a safe containment defined in a device for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials, which device includes active means capable of cleaning and/or securing said safe containment, and further comprising means forming a casing (2) with an opening (8) and... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070297940 - Autoclave and sterilisation process: According to the invention, a pre-conditioning method of operating an autoclave during a pre-conditioning stage of a sterilisation cycle wherein the autoclave has a chamber having an external wall, a supply of steam, a heater to heat the external wall of the chamber and a vacuum pump, which comprises the... Agent: Louis Woo Law Office Of Louis Woo

20070297941 - Organic peroxyacid precursors: This present invention provides materials for use as solid or concentrated chemical precursors for the production of organic peroxy acids (peracids). Organic peroxy acids are formed using a precursor according to the invention when they are combined with hydrogen peroxide or a hydrogen peroxide precursor such as a percarbonate or... Agent: Christopher J. Whewell Western Patent Group

20070297942 - Adherent antimicrobial barrier and sanitizing agent: The present invention provides novel viscous and adherent food-safe antimicrobial compositions, and methods for using same in the immediate and residual decontamination of microbial-contaminated substrate surfaces, in reducing or precluding cutting implement-mediated transfer of surface contamination during cutting operations in the food industry, and for reducing or preventing transfer of... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP/seattle

20070297943 - Solid xylylenediamine in container, production method thereof, and method for storing xylylenediamine: A solid xylylenediamine solidified in a container is extremely excellent in storage stability as compared with a liquid xylylenediamine, and is less degraded by discoloration even when stored in an atmosphere containing oxygen. By charging a liquid xylylenediamine into a container, solidifying the liquid xylylenediamine into a solid xylylenediamine in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070297946 - Slide cartridge and reagent test slides for use with a chemical analyzer, and chemical analyzer for same: A slide cartridge for use with a chemical analyzer includes an upper ring and a lower ring secured together but rotatable with respect to each other. The upper and lower rings define a plurality of reaction chambers between them, which receive dry analyte test slides. A gear track formed in... Agent: Gerald T. Bodner, Esq. Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20070297947 - Apparatus and method for fluid delivery to a hybridization station: A hybridization station for use in analysis of microfluidic chips includes a spring loaded chip interface subassembly that urges the loaded chip onto the fluidic loop connections when activated.... Agent: Invitrogen Corporation C/o Intellevate

20070297948 - Shaft for a sampling pipette: A shaft for a sampling pipette includes a first cylindrical portion, a first annular shoulder, and a second annular shoulder. A first cross section of the first cylindrical portion has a first diameter. The first annular shoulder includes a first transition end adjacent the first cylindrical portion and a second... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070297949 - Gravity-driven fraction separator and method thereof: The present invention relates to a gravity-driven fraction separator and method thereof. The gravity-driven fraction separator is substantially a substrate having a microchannel structure arranged thereon, in which the microchannel structure is extending longitudinally on the substrate while sloping with respect to the level of the substrate by a specific... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070297950 - Equilibration device: An equilibration device for equilibrating a comparably economic equilibration of a fluid. A first sealing layer is adjacent to the surface side between the plate and the cover. A second sealing layer is arrangeable adjacent to the cover between the plate and the cover and a tube with an open... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20070297951 - Apparatus for reducing the bacterial content of the air: Apparatus for reducing the bacterial content of the air, of the type comprising at least a radiation chamber, provided with at least an ultraviolet radiation source and disposed between an entry for the air to be treated and an exit for the treated air, ventilation means to move the air... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070297952 - Apparatus for producing air molecules from water: p

20070297953 - Ammonium/ammonia removal from a stream: In one embodiment, an ammonium removal system can comprise: a solids removal tank; a multivalent cation remover disposed downstream of the solids removal tank and capable of removing a multivalent cation from a stream to form a treated stream; a base source capable of sufficiently increasing a pH of the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070297954 - Novel plasma-arc-flow apparatus for submerged long lasting electric arcs operating under high power, pressure and temperature conditions to produce a combustible gas: An apparatus for making a combustible gas that comprises a vessel filled with a liquid, a submerged electric arc between a moving anode acting on a cathode moving in a direction perpendicular to the anode. An incandescence of an interface area between the electrodes is enclosed on all sides by... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070297955 - Quartz products and heat treatment apparatus: The present invention relates to control of copper contamination to semiconductor substrates upon operation of a heat treatment apparatus which is a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and which is constructed with quartz products having been contaminated with copper when machined. The quartz product is placed in a heating atmosphere on the... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070297956 - Reactor with expandable structure providing improved heat transfer: A method and a reactor made by a method for increasing heat transfer from a heat source outside a vessel to the fluid inside the vessel are characterized by expanding a structure within the vessel toward the inner vessel surface so as to decrease the spacing between the structure and... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070297957 - Spinning disc reactor with enhanced sprader plate features: There is disclosed a spinning disc reactor having a reaction surface and a hollow main body within which is disposed a spreader plate for defining a flow path for heat transfer fluid. The spreader plate is profiled so that the distance between an internal surface of the main body of... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20070297958 - Method and apparatus for continuously feeding and pressurizing a solid material into a high pressure system: A system for substantially continuously providing a solid material, for example pulverized coal, to a pressurized container. The system provides the solid material to a first container of a first pressure elevated above an initial pressure of the solid material. Generally, a screw conveyor augmented with a jet port is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070297959 - Multitubular reaction apparatus for contact gas-phase reaction: The present invention relates to a multitubular catalytic gas-phase reaction apparatus, comprising a plurality of reaction tubes arranged in parallel, a baffle capable of changing the direction of movement of a heat medium introduced into a reactor shell to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the reaction tubes,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070292309 - Pharmaceutical product release rate testing device: Pharmaceutical product release rate testing device includes a base, at least one carousel member rotatably mounted on the base, each carousel member including a plurality of test tube pockets each adapted to receive a test tube fillable with test media, and a dipping mechanism for dipping samples to be tested... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070292305 - Sterilization of medical devices: The invention concerns methods for effectively sterilizing packaged or unpackaged medical devices such as drug- and/or polymer-coated stents. The method is well-suited to sterilizing medical devices that would be degraded by steam or irradiation sterilization. The present invention involves the placing of a packaged or unpackaged medical device into a... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070292306 - Method and system of removing moisture and toxic gas components from exhaust gas: A method of removing moisture and toxic gas components from exhaust gas, comprises making exhaust gas, exhausted from an LNG burning boiler, flow through coolant contained in a dehydrating tower to cool it to such a temperature as to solidify moisture and nitrogen oxides but not carbon dioxide, thereby solidifying... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070292307 - Device for evaluating biochemical samples: Described is a device for evaluating biochemical samples (1), with a sample carrier (2), with an image recording means having a light-sensitive layer (3) connected to an evaluation circuit (10), and with a means for illuminating the samples (1). In order to provide simple design conditions, it is proposed that... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070292308 - Analyzer device and method: An analyzer for oxidizing and measuring samples containing some liquid comprising: a reactor vessel; a sample pump; a base pump connected to a base reservoir; an ozone generator adapted to create and flow ozone; an acid pump connected to an acid reservoir; a sampling valve connected to the sample pump,... Agent: Buskop Law Group, P.C.

20070292310 - Microanalysis apparatus with constant pressure pump system: Micro fluidic system for analysing species within a fluid medium includes at least one first fluid reservoir (12) holding a carrier fluid, a second fluid reservoir(s) (13-15) holding reagent fluid(s) producing measurable chemical reactions when mixed with the species, detecting arrangement (54) able to detect the measurable chemical reactions, a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070292311 - Thin film heater and analytical instrument: The present invention relates to a thin film heater (2) including a thin film heat-producing resistor, and a first and a second thin film electrodes (22, 24) electrically connected to the thin film heat-producing resistor to apply voltage to the thin film heat-producing resistor. In the thin film heater (2),... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070292312 - Method of manufacture of a plate of releasable elements and its assembly into a cassette: A plate manufactured to enable samples of cells, micro-organisms, proteins, DNA, biomolecules and other biological media to be positioned at specific locations or sites on the plate for the purpose of performing addressable analyses on the samples. Preferably, some or all of the sites are built from a removable material... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20070292313 - Liquid dispensing mechanism for synchronously dispensing common liquid and specific liquid: A liquid dispensing mechanism for synchronously dispensing a common liquid and a specific liquid used in a biochemical analyzer includes a coupler having a first coupling hole, a liquid outlet, a connecting tunnel connected between the first coupling hole and the liquid outlet, a second coupling hole, and a common... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070292314 - Bent microstructures for sampling, transporting or dispensing a fluid media: A device for sampling, transporting and/or disposal of fluid media in the nl and μl-range comprises a substrate with and open or closed capillary-like groove or channel respectively, the substrate with the open or closed groove or capillary respectively is bent or arcuated at least at one location. The substrate... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20070292315 - Mini-tray for slide processing: Disclosed herein is a carrier for holding various objects used in the processing of biological samples, including a vial, a filter, and a slide. Also disclosed are methods of using the carrier with an automated sample processor.... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070292316 - Reaction chamber for oxy-fluoridation: In a magnetic memory device, and a method of manufacturing the same, the magnetic memory device includes a switching device, and a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) cell connected to the switching device, the MTJ cell including a lower electrode connected to the switching device and a lower magnetic layer, a... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070292317 - Reagent reaction container: A reagent reaction container includes a container body having a plurality of receiving bores through top and bottom sides thereof, a plurality of filter holders mounted in the receiving bores respectively and each having a through hole through top and bottom sides thereof and an engagement portion engaged with a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070292318 - Holding sealer, exhaust gas processing device and manufacturing method of the same: The holding sealer comprises inorganic fibers, and the holding sealer has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has ditch-shaped structures.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070292319 - Oxidation system with sidedraw secondary reactor: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070292320 - Oxidation system with internal secondary reactor: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070292322 - Heat block assembly and organic compound synthesizing apparatus using the heat block assembly: A heat block assembly and an organic compound synthesizing apparatus using the heat block assembly are provided. The heat block assembly includes one or more heat blocks provided with grooves in which reaction containers are inserted, and a temperature adjustor for adjusting the temperature of the heat block.... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20070292321 - Apparatus for making metal oxide nanopowder: There is described an apparatus for making metal oxide particles which are substantially free of coarse tail from an oxidizing agent and a metal reactant in a flow reactor. The apparatus can be a concentric tubular flow reactor comprising a substantially funnel-shaped reactant contacting region located adjacent to a reaction... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070292323 - Optimized liquid-phase oxidation: Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070292324 - Door device for disinfection chamber and the like: The present invention relates to a disinfection apparatus (1) for disinfecting fluid cleaning of objects, such as health care objects, which disinfection apparatus (1) comprises a housing (3) which forms a chamber (5) with an entrance, a substantially laterally displaceable door leaf (9) which is arranged in a closed position... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070286766 - Apparatus for cleaning exhaust part and vacuum pump of reaction chamber for semiconductor device and lcd manufacturing equipment: Disclosed is an apparatus for cleaning an exhaust line of reaction chambers. The apparatus comprises plasma chambers into which a fluorine or chlorine gas is induced from a gas supply unit as a source of fluorine or chlorine radicals for removing solid deposits in the exhaust line, and a plasma... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070286767 - Ophthalmic compositions comprising a branched, glycerol monoalkyl compound and a fatty acid monoester: An aqueous ophthalmic composition comprising a branched, glycerol monoalkyl compound and a fatty acid monoester. The fatty acid monoester comprises an aliphatic fatty acid portion having six to fourteen carbon atoms and an aliphatic hydroxyl portion. The composition will also have an osmolality in a range from 200 mOsmol/kg to... Agent: Joseph Barrera Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20070286765 - Sterilizer monitoring and controlling system and method: A system and method are provided for monitoring and controlling a sterilization system. Briefly described, the system can be implemented as follows. A current transformer is operatively associated with a source of power for a radiation source. A power meter is operatively associated with the source of power. The power... Agent: Baxter Healthcare Corporation

20070286764 - System and method for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope: A managing system manages not only an endoscope washer-disinfector performing cleaning and disinfection with an insertion tube of an endoscope but also an endoscope apparatus performing an endoscopic examination using the endoscope. The system comprises an acquiring unit and a manger. The acquiring unit acquires information indicative of a finish... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070286768 - Method and device of rapid antigen extraction: A system and a method of the interaction and preservation of two or more reagents used in a chemical reaction is described, in which the reagents are put in contact one with another only when a buffer (A) carrying a sample to be treated with said reagents breaks a partition... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070286769 - Parallel nano-differential scanning calorimetry: A calorimetric system includes a plurality of cell structures being used to define a selective region for calorimetric measurements of a nano-structure. Heating units are positioned on the cell structures to provide the necessary energy needed to perform calorimetric measurements in each of the cell structures. The cell structures and... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070286770 - Laboratory reagent and sample assembly, management and processing: A fluid handling apparatus for use with a fluid transfer instrument has a support member for supporting a receptacle having a plurality of wells (each well has an opening defining a well plane), and at least one detector operatively coupled with the support member. The detector detects when an instrument... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070286771 - Chemical analysis coupon for the presence of explosives: An inspection tester system for testing for explosives comprising a body, a lateral flow membrane swab unit operably connected to the body, a first explosives detecting reagent, a first reagent holder and dispenser operatively connected to the body, the first reagent holder and dispenser containing the first explosives detecting reagent... Agent: Eddie E. Scott Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070286772 - Biosensor manufacturing method: A biosensor having a first conductive component is described, wherein the first conductive component includes at least one boundary formed by a first processing technique and at least one boundary formed by a second processing technique not the same as the first processing technique. The biosensor can also have a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070286773 - Microfluidic device: The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a microfluidic device including at least two substrates provided with a fluid channel, comprising the steps of: a) etching at least a channel and one or more fluid ports in a first and/or a second substrate; b) depositing a first layer... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070286774 - Micro fluidic devices and methods for producing same: A micro fluidic device may include comprising a flow channel with an interface between a cartridge base and a lid. The cartridge base may include a channel-shaped depression. The lid may be bonded to the cartridge base to form the flow channel. The interface between the cartridge base and the... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group (w/isa)

20070286775 - Transporter: A specimen transporter includes a reusable carrier having an openable top with a disposable rack insertable into the carrier. The rack includes a plurality of openings for supporting a plurality of specimen bottles in an upright spaced apart relationship. The rack is foldable for storage in a collapsed form. At... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070286776 - Oxidizing gas pressurization system: An oxidizing gas pressurization system capable of supplying protective cooling water into an oxidizing gas pressurization unit such that the protective cooling water serves as a protective film against strong oxidizing power and cools the heat generated in the pressurization unit is disclosed. The oxidizing gas pressurization system for pressurizing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070286777 - Aura-sphere: Vitamin Mineral Aura is an Aura created by the proper use of my invention called the Aura-Sphere, APPL No. 29/251,646 Application: Placing lit vitamin candle within my invention (the Aura-Sphere) given 1 hour brings the Aura-Sphere to it's operating temperature. The Vitamin Candle feeds the cold absorbing granite Sphere. When... Agent: Victor V. Riley

20070286778 - Apparatus for the continuous production of nano-scale metal particles: An apparatus for producing nano-scale metal particles includes a reactor vessel comprising a conduit; at least one feeder in operational connection with the reactor vessel for feeding into the reactor vessel a decomposable moiety selected from the group of organometallic compounds, metal complexes, metal coordination compounds, and mixtures thereof; a... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070286779 - Method of devolatilizing recycled carbon black and associated method: A method for controlling volatiles in recycled carbon black, such as from pyrolysis of tires, includes deagglomerating the recycled carbon black to substantially reduce the carbon black particle size and impinging an air current on the carbon black particles, preferably in a countercurrent direction, to increase the processing temperature and... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070286780 - Disinfection apparatus with connection device: A disinfection apparatus is disclosed for disinfecting fluid cleaning of health care objects and the like. The disinfection apparatus includes a fluid system for supplying fluid to a chamber, an at least partially movably arranged first connecting part with an active and an inactive position, which is adjusted to a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070280851 - Radiation sterilization of medical devices: Methods and systems for selection radiation exposure in sterilization of medical devices are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20070280852 - Semiconductor-based detection and decontamination system: A system and method for identifying and making quantitative determinations of different deposits on a portion thereof, determining that the deposit is a contaminant and decontaminating at least the portion of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a controller, a sensing portion and a decontamination portion. The controller contains... Agent: Cherskov & Flaynik

20070280854 - Biochemical analysis device: A biochemical analysis device using a microchip in which the base line of the analysis device can be stabilized. The biochemical analysis device has a centrifugal rotor which has a chip holding part for holding a microchip and which is subjected to rotary driving; a light source part; and a... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070280853 - Wash device for disinfection apparatus: A disinfection apparatus for disinfection of objects, such as health care objects, is disclosed. The disinfection apparatus includes a disinfection chamber, and a channel system with at least one wash channel. The wash channel is arranged to transport a cleaning liquid to nozzles directed substantially transversely thereto to distribute cleaning... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070280856 - Devices and methods for controlling bubble formation in microfluidic devices: A microfluidic device may include a sample distribution network including a plurality of sample chambers configured to be loaded with biological sample for biological testing of the biological sample while in the sample chambers, the biological sample having a meniscus that moves within the sample chambers during loading. The sample... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070280857 - Devices and methods for positioning dried reagent in microfluidic devices: A microfluidic device may include a sample distribution network including a plurality of sample chambers configured to be loaded with biological sample for biological testing of the biological sample while in the sample chambers, the biological sample having a meniscus that moves within the sample chambers during loading. The sample... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20070280858 - Microchannel device: A microchannel device includes: a microchannel that comprises a stimuli-sensitive gel and is adjusted by giving a stimulation species to the stimuli-sensitive gel.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070280855 - Modular and reconfigurable multi-stage microreactor cartridge apparatus: A modular and reconfigurable multi-stage microreactor cartridge apparatus provides a manifold for removably attaching multiple microfluidic components such as microreactors. The microfluidic components are attached at microfluidic component ports having two input/output terminals, which microfluidic component ports are connected via connections internal to the manifold to other microfluidic component ports... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070280859 - Fluidic circuits for sample preparation including bio-discs and methods relating thereto: A fluidic circuit for receiving a fluid and separating a component of a fluid from the fluid comprises a separation chamber for receiving the fluid, an air chamber in fluid communication with the separation chamber, and a return channel in fluid communication with the separation chamber. In an advantageous embodiment,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070280860 - Microplate with dialysis membrane: A microplate is provided herein having a plate body with at least one well formed therein, the well having a first open end, a second end, an aperture being formed in the second end, and a side wall extending between the first end and the second end. The microplate further... Agent: David W. Highet Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20070280861 - Water treatment method and water treatment device: Embodiments of the invention provide a water treatment method and water treatment device capable of automatically tracking the frequency of ultrasonic waves and automatically controlling their amplitude such that optimal cavitation is generated. In one embodiment, a water treatment method of sterilizing water containing microbes comprises supplying ultrasonic vibration to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070280862 - Modular micro-reactor architecture and method for fluid processing devices: A modular fluid processing architecture is provided that consists of a matrix of nested tubes secured between end block manifolds. Multiple chemical reactors may be housed in the annular spaces formed by the nesting of the tubes, and the processes may be integrated through flow splitting, mixing, switching and heat... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070280863 - Fine particle powder production: A vapourised flow quenching reactor for producing a fine-powder from one or more reactant materials. The reactor comprises a first heat source selected from one of a DC plasma torch and RF plasma torch, a first reaction chamber within which energized reactant materials react and a first convergent-divergent nozzle for... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070280864 - Device for the immobilization of nano- and micro-sized particles in a solid-fluid contact vessel facilitating mass-momentum, and heat-transport at the solid-fluid interfaces: What is presented is an innovative design of a chemical reactor for catalytic breakdown of halogenated hydrocarbons, the body of which acts as a specialized electromagnet capable of immobilizing and retaining very large quantities of non-magnetized ferro-dia- or para-magnetic material-containing nano, micro-, or milli-particles within it's reactor volume despite high-velocity... Agent: Steven W. Webb Law Offices Of Steven W. Webb

20070280865 - Electrically induced propellant decomposition: An apparatus and method to electrically induce the decomposition of a liquid propellant for propulsion. This is accomplished by providing a reaction chamber that has a first electrode, such as near the center, and the other electrode disposed away from the first electrode. A charge source that is capable of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070280866 - Cleaving of oligomeric (meth) acrylic acid in a liquid phase under pressure: optionally in the presence of a cleaving agent of the structure R3—OH or of the structure (R4)2—N—H, whereby R3 is a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C12 alkyl group, or a —CxH2x—OH— group, whereby x is a whole number within a range from 1 to 12, and R4 is a... Agent: Smith Moore LLP

20070280867 - Method and apparatus for sterilizing mail and textile articles: An apparatus for sterilizing various articles includes a chamber defining an airtight space and an entrance and exit. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber for withdrawing air therefrom which reduces the chamber air pressure. An ozone generator is coupled to the chamber for introducing ozone at atmospheric pressure... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.